Funnies Sailors Read Cartoons Aboard Palau Voyage
Private Edward Frazer of Palau writes home about shipboard gags and the daily funnies that lift spirits aboard a troop transport. He praises San Antonio skies, contrasts Pacific views with Texas sunsets, and recalls improvised beds from leaves. Frazer, a Brackenridge and UT alumnus, plans to return home as a radio engineer.
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San Antonio Sagny
Carolina Islands
Hdward Frazer
Palau
Walle
Frazer
Charles Frazer
Lolen Street
Kdap
State
Pacific
San Antonio
Texas
Mika
Aireok
Brackenridge High School
Franc
University of Texas
4 S.A. Fliers Get Navigator Wings at San Marcos Field
Four San Antonio Army Air Field fliers received navigator wings at San Marcos Army Air Field. Second Lieutenant Herman Hallowell Anderson, Flight Officer Thomas Cowan, Flight Officer Eric Tudolph Menger, and Flight Officer Arthur Duane Schaczler were officially noted as receiving wings, with all cadets listed alongside their parental addresses.
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ROCA
Hays
San Marcos Army Air Field
Herman Hallowell Anderson
Alderson
Peatwalk
Thomas Cowan
Marth M. Gowan
West Hursadhe Avenas
Eric Tudolph Menger
E.R. Menger
Oakview Viee
Arthur Duane Schaczler
A. F Schaczivy
West 1
Woodlawss Averipe
Jolson Rebukes CIB GI Paper In San Antonio Visit
Jolson delivered an unscheduled appearance before about 200 soldiers and civilians at the USO Jewish Welfare Board in San Antonio. He criticized a CBS paper for not highlighting his unfinished schedule and spoke of touring nearly every army hospital across the country while addressing charges and sharing humor and support for the troops.
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Aljokon
the Ching
India
Bunia GI Weekly
Thas
Uso Tors
Jolson
USO Jewish Welfare Board
E.quincy Street
San Antonio
St. Anthony Hotel
Irwin Tetkowitz
Morris Mell
USO
Leikowitz
Normoyle Depotrnives
Joe Gottlieb
Onil Jolson
CBS
China
Ching
Burma
Am I Blan
Tewin Leftko- Witz
Quincy Street
Wnlson
Excitement Blamed in Death at Local Chapel Inquest
An inquest verdict by Justice J W Saye found that excessive excitement during Sunday religious services at Jacob's Chapel, Poraries and Hedges, contributed to the death of a woman weighing over 200 pounds. The incident occurred after a service at the chapel.
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Ence Witcox
Jacob's Chapel
Poraies
Hedges
J. W. Saye
First News Tip Checks Mailed For News Tips
Readers who send tips to the newspaper are rewarded with cash payments. Weekly tip checks total 24 dollars, with top prize awards for the best tips. Tips accepted daily during office hours, with callers directed to the city desk for guidance.
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Ban Antonio
Fannin
Joe
Tech Homecoming Festivities Planned at Lubbock
Lubbock Texas October 23 annual homecoming day at the Texas Tech technological college is set for Saturday November 5. The Tech Round Robbers will face Southern Methodist University in a football game at the Trely stadium.
De Molays to Install Officers at Albert Pike Chapter
De Molay members plan a public installation of officers in the Albert Pike chapter room. The event will present new officers and mark the formal start of their term.
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de Molays
Albert
Pike
Order of Wer Molay
New Officers Named at Scottish Rite Temple Meeting
New officers include Bill Seipel as Master Councilor Maddie Smith as Senior Councilor and Billy Crandall as Junior Councilor elected at a Wednesday session of the Scottish Rite temple with a p m. start time.
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Nic
Bill Seipel
Maddie Smith
Billy Crandall
Fire damages three homes in city neighborhood
Firefighters battled three separate blazes Sunday afternoon and night damaging Alcarra Campos’s home at 211 Teresa street by an estimated 400 dollars. Ernest Revilla’s residence at 1201 South Frio street suffered about 900 dollars in damages and a duplex at 6124 West Richie street housing Luciano Zepeda and Ina Freida incurred roughly 650 dollars. The origins of the other fires remained undetermined.
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Ferson
Sassam
Tiane
Alcarra Campos
Teresa Street
Ernest Revilla
South
Frio Street
Richie Street
Luciano Zepeda
Ais Ina Freida
S.A. Pilot Ends Visit Home
Lieutenant Vernon Cude, pilot of the B 26 zombie, wrapped 71 European missions with the Black Death Marauder group. He spent eight months overseas, earned the Air Medal with two Gold Stars and two Bronze Stars, and witnessed heavy flak over Caen and Paris. He returns to Mine Beach Florida for reassignment after a short leave with mother Mrs J J Tooles. The 22 year old native of San Antonio enlisted June 17 1943 and was commissioned October 1 1943. He went overseas January 1 1944.
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Fire
Rachard Vernon Cude
Zombie
Mine Beach
Fla
J. J. Tooles
North Olive Street
Theutenant Gude
Alles
France
Celnis
Paris
Nativy
Brooksfield
Baering Bowne On the News Baering Bowne On the News
In a garbled dispatch from a distant region, voters and campaigns are described with scattered quotes about Kentucky and Europe. The piece references political figures, elections, and sensational remarks, but many phrases are incomplete and unclear.
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Arthur “Hugh Bagh
Our
Kentucky
Memati le
Europe
Two Wounded by Pistols in San Antonio Incident
At 319 North New Braunfels Avenue a man self-inflicted a leg wound when his pistol discharged while moving a bag. He was treated at Robert B. Green Hospital. Another man, Zapata, 22, was wounded near Medina and Guadalupe during an argument and taken to the county hospital. A 43-year-old suspect is in custody.
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Sos Cusey
New Braunfels Avenue
Robert 8
Green Nosaitat
Zapata
Paso Stent
Medina
Guadalupe Estreets
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Houston
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Alf Jolson
Famous Screen
Stave
Marty Alest
Wher le
Ane Ie
Billy ‘Crandall
Hinisr Councilor
Gistalley
Mopdie Smith
Diva
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General Electric Company
Schenectady
New York
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